Lord Of The Flies: Savagery

Lord of the Flies dives into the subject of the darkness of man’s heart. It explores the idea of savagery that comes with the human nature through various different characters and their own different experiences and perspectives. The novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding tells a story about a group of boys who survived after a plane crash on a remote island with the absence of adults and limited resources. William Golding suggest through multiple characters that the isolation and fear of the unknown after a traumatic event can manipulate evil into a person's perspective, therefore creating humans to act in uncivilized ways. The boy’s initial reactions of the secluded island is “no grown-ups” (p 2) which initiates different outlooks and emotions through the boys but collectively almost all the survivors are excited. While Piggy and Ralph are ecstatic to be without adults, they also carry the responsibility “to have a meeting” (pg 5) to discuss rescue and order. The theme of savagery versus civilization is first explained through the conch. The symbol of the conch is directly related to Ralph as he is the first elected chief of the island. This brings a symbol of authority amongst the boys. At the first assembly when the conch is introduced, Ralph explain …show more content…
William Golding has proved through multiple different characters in the novel, that attitudes and viewpoints after a while of traumatic events will eventually make the human brain go evil and uncivilized. Whether it was the character Jack who initially had thoughts of a savage and stayed savage or shown through the character Ralph who initially had responsible and civil intentions than eventually shaped into a savage